Since He's Been in Office President Biden Hasn't Granted Clemency to Even One of the 18,000 Applicants Who Seek It

Date:  01-06-2022 Biden seems to have forgotten his promise to use his clemency powers to release people from prison

From The Hill: Almost a year into his presidency Joe Biden has yet to grant a single pardon or commute a single sentence. Not one. At a time when much of his agenda is tied up by congressional shenanigans, the president might be expected to exercise those powers he has — and the clemency power is supreme among these: It is his alone to use. Meantime, clemency petitions pile up in the pardon attorney’s office in the Department of Justice. There are now more than 18,000 of them awaiting review or action. The thousands of people seeking relief languish in the dreadful conditions of even the United States’ best run penal institutions. Continue reading >>>